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Airport month · May 2026
Eppley Airfield in May 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,223 domestic departures from Eppley Airfield (OMA). 80.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.1% reached their destination on time; 0.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so OMA departures were 3.1 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 2,099 departures with 81.4% leaving on time: a change of −1.2 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at OMA that month were on time 74.8% of the time (2,224 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 37%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 22%.
- On time 81.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.1%
- Cancelled 0.6%
- Diverted 0.3%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | OMA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 80.2% | 81.4% | 80.0% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 81.1% | 81.1% | 79.8% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.0 min | 14.2 min | 15.6 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 74 | 70 | 69 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,223 | 2,099 | 25,258 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 682 | 31% | 76.8% | 6.0 min | 0.3% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 448 | 20% | 85.9% | 1.4 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 359 | 16% | 80.2% | 7.8 min | 0.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 264 | 12% | 81.4% | 2.5 min | 1.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 151 | 7% | 84.8% | -0.1 min | 2.6% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 127 | 6% | 87.4% | -4.8 min | 1.6% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 63 | 3% | 61.9% | 49.2 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 58 | 3% | 96.6% | -12.3 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 49 | 2% | 81.6% | 6.4 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 22 | 1% | 72.7% | 26.9 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA–DEN | Omaha to Denver | 290 | 74.1% | 10.5 min | 0.3% |
| OMA–ORD | Omaha to Chicago | 287 | 79.8% | 7.1 min | 0.3% |
| OMA–PHX | Omaha to Phoenix | 185 | 82.7% | 3.2 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–ATL | Omaha to Atlanta | 149 | 84.6% | 0.2 min | 2.7% |
| OMA–DFW | Omaha to Dallas/Fort Worth | 143 | 74.8% | 11.6 min | 3.5% |
| OMA–MSP | Omaha to Minneapolis | 143 | 90.9% | -4.4 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–MDW | Omaha to Chicago | 106 | 74.5% | 4.3 min | 0.9% |
| OMA–LAS | Omaha to Las Vegas | 101 | 84.2% | 3.9 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–CLT | Omaha to Charlotte | 92 | 89.1% | -11.9 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–DTW | Omaha to Detroit | 87 | 82.8% | 2.4 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–IAH | Omaha to Houston | 73 | 86.3% | 1.4 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–STL | Omaha to St. Louis | 66 | 84.8% | -2.4 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left OMA on time in May 2026?
80.2% of 2,223 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 81.4% of 2,099 departures left on time and 0.7% were cancelled, against 80.2% and 0.6% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for OMA · methodology · corrections.